Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Rarotonga Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus rarotongensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-moustached Fruit-dove Rarotonga Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus rarotongensis
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 24,9 cm (9.8 in)
الوزن 97,6 g (3.44 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Rarotonga Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Rarotonga Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii), 27 cm. Green with a red moustachial streak and orange underparts; endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Last confirmed on Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Possibly Extinct; last reliably recorded in the 1970s. Threatened by introduced rats and cats.

Rarotonga Fruit-dove

Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis), 20 cm. Green with a white head and underparts; endemic to Rarotonga and Atiu in the Cook Islands. Inhabits montane cloud forest and forest edges. Frugivore. Vulnerable; threatened by rats, habitat loss and introduced species.

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